Mounting for automobile side inclosures



May 12`,- 1925.

G. E. Bl'sHoP MOUNTING FOR AUTOMOBILE SIDE INCLOSURBS omging Fil'gaoct.a. 1919 Patented May l2, 1925.

nutren stares GEORGE n. BISHOP, or cLEvnLANnoHIo.

MOUNTING FOR AUTOMOBILE SIDE INCl'aOSUEtliiS.

original application filed october 2, 1919, serial No. 327,952. Dividedand this application ined April f 18, 1922.' Serial No. 554,462. l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EBISHOP, a

citizen of the United States, resident ofv Y Serial No. 327,952 filedOct. 2, 1919.@

My invention relates to side inclosures for automobiles and particularlyto a support and mounting for said inclosures. The invention alsorelates to a new and improved bushing member forming part of such asupport and mounting. The purposes of the invention are to providesupporting means which are very strong in the plane in which theheaviest stresses are imposed, i. e., where the supporting rodV entersthe cooperating bushing member; which will'not be unduly tight or becomewedged in the mounting,

but which shall at the same timeprovide a dependable support; in whichthe supporting rod is kept from turning in the coop- @rating bushingmember and the latter is kept from turning in the door soclret; and inwhich an accuracy of mounting isobtained which is .Greater than thatYwhich can be secured by rolling the mounting' surfaces or otherwiseproducingthem by pressure.Y

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detailcertain means embodying myV invention, the disclosed means, however,constituting but one of the various mechanical forms in which theprinciple of the invention may be employed.

In "said annexed drawing: p

Figure l represents a side elevation of my improved support andmounting, in combination with a fragmentary elevation of an.l

automobile body closure; t l

Figure 2 represents a transverse vertical section. taken in the planesindicated by the lines II-II, Figure 1;

Figure 3 represents a fragmentary horizontal section. taken in theplaneindicated by the line IIL-III, Figure 2;

Figures 4, 5 and v6 represent elevations and automobile side inplaneindicated by from relatively right angular planes, and a plan view,respectively, of a bushing element forming part of my invention;

Figure 7 represents a horizontal Sectio-1n vtaken' in the planeindicated by theline Vil-VH, Figure 5; l

Figure 8 represents a section through an automobile door in the axialplane of a socket formed therein for receiving a bushing elementdiffering fromv that shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6, said section being inthe Figure 9;

Figure 9 represents a horizontal section taken inthe plane indicated bythe linelX IX, Figure 8'; vand v. j

Figure 10 representsfa horizontalsection taken in the plane indicated bythe line X-,X, Figure 2.v K y s Referring to the rannexed drawing, in

which the same respective ordinals inthe several views refer to the sameelements, an automobile body is indicated' by the ordinal l, preferablyone of the doors of the automobile, upon which is mounted an inclosure 2adapted to be carried in and out with the door as the latter is openedand shut. This inclosure 2 is formed of suitable curtain fabric andisprovided rwith longitudinal strengthening memberspof which'one issuggested by VtheV element 3.V This particular type of inclosure isshown; described and claimed in my pending application, Serial" (No.327,952, from which thesubject matter ,of this present application hasbeen divided '90 out. The automobile inclosure'2v has a pivotal orswivel action relative to its supporting and mounting means, which isafforded'by sub-dividingpthe supporting rod 4 into threesections, a mainsupporting section 5, ai lower. tip section 6 and an upper tip sectionat the Atop (not shown),V the sections 6 and the Yone atthe topbeingpivot-1 ally secured to the upper and lower strengthening members offwhich flower member 3'is shown. These tip sections haveopen-ended-recesses to receive reduced cylindrical end portions 5 of themain rod por'- tion 5, as plainly shown in Figure 2. This '105construction which also allows for the turn-y ing down of the supportingrod for storage is nplainly shown and described inmy said pendingapplication, l Serial llo. 327,952. The supporting rod 5 is cylindricalin crosssection except for the lowerendwhich is ioo by milling thecylindrical blank. rlhe lower end of the rod 5 is received by a bushing9 having a spun iange92, an upper Ycylindrical portion 9 which-receivesthe cylindricalV rod vwith a non-binding lit, and aA drawn lower angularportion l0 having plane sur-` faces, illustrated by the side walls li,adapted closely'to register with theplane surfaces 7 of the lowerportion 8vof the supporting rod. The bushing 9 is made from any suit--rable material, preferablycylindrical tubing,

and the endwa'lls l2 of the lower portion 10 thereof, in the form` ofbushing;y illustrated in Figures 3 ando are formed vclosely to registerwith the curvedV end walls i3 of thc lower rod portion 8, as plainlyshown 1n Figure 3, the diameter of the bushing in the plane of vtheseend, walls l2 being'` greater than that of the orieinal tubing, and, of

jcourse, in the plane of the 'side wallsll, being less than that of theoriginal tubing.

The mandrel upon which the bushing i9 v'is formed is'shapedfsoas also toform inner bushing shoulders 14 disposed intermediate the cylindricalvportion 9 of the bushing and the angular lowerportion 10 and upon whichshoulders the cylindrical portion 5.of

`the supporting krod rests, so that the rod will Vnot be unduly tight orbecomewedged 'in VVVits mounting.` Of course, the bushing `may be.formed 'in otherA ways, such as properly 'turning up a iiat blank, etc.and in this event it may be desirable and even savev an opera- .'tiontohave avbottomclosed *bushing end, .instead ofY an open-ended bushing'which would preferably .beformed fromtubing and to 'illustrate suchbushings with a closed bottom end YI have thus shown them in theaccompanying drawing. This bushing 9'is secured to the automobile body,preferably by drivingthe samefinto a `socket lfformed in the door vl,the end walls Vl2 ofthe bush-` ing cutting through the door material, ifthe ybushing is formed with the enlarged diameter in the plane ofthewalls-l2. as shown in FigureB. However, if this enlargement or bulgewere on the plane walls ll of the bushing and if the diameter of .thisbulge were no greater'than the top .part of they socket 15, then `inorderto'y have door materia-l through which the bushing cou'ldcut, itwould be necessarypto makeithe lower portion A17 ofthe socket smaller,`as shown by {the clearance area, 18, Figure v9... In thisA .event thesurfacesrof the bushing walls 11 which would registerwiththe rod faces7to 'prevent the turningA of the rod would be two upon eachwall' '1lseparated `by the base-'of "outwardly extended wallsbeing greater thanthe enlargement formed upon the wall. The thickened walls l2 thus formmeans for secu'rely retaining the bushing 9 in the door l,Y Y

terialo'f thi'soversize tubingv being utilized further to extend thewalls l2 to form lat'- eral wings or deiinitev keys forv preventing theVbushing from turningV in the door socket 15. il] hat l claim is j j e l.A support and mounting ,for 'auto1no' .bile side inclosures comp-rising,a'cylindric-al supporting rod having aplaneflo'werend;

andabushing adapted `tobje secured to an automobile body, said bushinghavingan upper cylindrical Aportion receiving the lcgi-.filindrical, rodwith a non-bending'tit and alower portion'` having a Vplane surfacefoi-ined closely torregister with the plane surface of the supportingrod, interiorly disposed shoulders being formed in the bushing; interme-"t diate said upper and lower portionsrthereof and Auponwhich thecylindrical rod rests,VA l 2. nArsiuoport .and mounting Yfor automobileside inclosures comprising, a cylindrical supporting rod havingoppositelyydis# posed plane lower side faces; andV abusliing adapted tobe. secured to an automobile body, said bushing? having ran uppercylindrical portion receiving the cylindrical .rodand a, lower portionhaving` a pair of /oppositely disposed outwardly. extended walls, andalternate plane surfaces formed closely to register with the planesurfacesofthe supportingV rod, interiorly` disposed shoulders' beingformed in the bushing intermediate said up# per and lower portionsthereof Qandfupon which the cylindrical rod rests.' I f 3. A support.and mounting for'auto'mobile sidefinclosures comprising, in`combination with an. automobile door formed with socket; a1 cylindricalsupporting rod havingV a plane lower fendpaind a bushingsecured inv saidsocket, said .bushing'having an upper cylindrical portionkreceiv'ing thecylindrical Y rod and a lower portion (having surfaces formed closelylto registen with``the plane surface of the supporting rod, and a pairofoutwardly extendedv walls, the vWer-all; diinension V'ofthe bushir'i'gin the plane ofsaid the diameter of the lower portion of the `doorsocket. Y Y f 4. A supportand mounting for automobile sidc inclosurescomprising, in combination with an automobile door formed "with asocket; a cylindrical supporting rod having oppositely disposed planelower side faces; and a bushing secured in said socket, said bushinghaving an upper cylindrical portion receiving the cylindrical rod and alower portion having a pair of oppositely disposed plane Walls formedcloselyv to register with the plane surfaces oi' the supporting rod7 anda pair of outwardly extended walls, disposed alternately to said planewalls, and engaging he socket wall to prevent the turning of thebushing.

5. A support and mounting for automobile side inclosures comprising7 incombination with an automobile door formed with a socket; a cylindricalsupporting rod having oppositely disposed planev lower side faces; and abushing secured in said socket, said bushing having an upper cylindricalportion receiving the cylindrical rod and a lower portion having a pairof oppositely disposed plane Walls formed closely to register with theplane surfaces of the supporting rod, and means7 disposed alternately tosaid plane Walls, to prevent the bushing from turning in the doorsocket.

6. A support and mounting for automobile side inclosures comprising aone-piece bushing member and a cylindrical rod mem-p ber, said bushingmember having a longitudinal hole circular in cross-section for aportion of its length and whose wall cooperates with the cylindrical rodmember with a non-` binding fit, said hole and rod being formed for aportion of their lengths so as to provide engaging rod and hole-Wallsurfaces vadaptedlto prevent rotation of the rod in the bushing member7shoulders being formed at the upper end of said vlast-mentioned engagingsurfaces, whereby the entry of the rod portion adapted to engage acooperating section of the inclosure rod to prevent the rotation of thelatter in the bushing member, a shoulder being` formed at the upper endof said non-circular section upon which the rod can rest. Y

8. A bushing member for automobile side "i inclosure rods comprising ametal body having a longitudinal hole circular in cross section for aportion of its length and Whose wall is'adapted to cooperate with acylindrical inclosure rod With a non-binding fit, another portion ofsaid hole being non-circular in cross section' and having a wall portionadapted to engage a cooperating section of the inclosure rod to preventthe rotation of the latter inthe bushing member, said non-circularportion of said hole having another and laterally-extended Wall adaptedtok engage the Wall of an automobile door socket to prevent the turningof the bushing mem ber in the door socket.

Signed by me this 8th day of April, 1922` GEORGE E. BISHOP

